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Nov 18, 2011 18:30

Having spent nearly half a day sulking in the wilderness that surrounds the city, Sniper finally caved to his major vice of modern man: coffee. He wasn't ready to actually go back- he was still struggling to come to terms with the fact that he was in the future, his parents were long-dead, and there were voices and talking animals appearing on the ( Read more... )

g[3_step], c[chibiterasu], c[cassidy sharp], c[mila evans], c[red medic], c[red pyro], c[blu sniper]

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bye_to_yer_head November 19 2011, 00:45:23 UTC

*BLU had been frowning down at some pieces of his broken Machina when he hears that distinctive sound and his hat goes flying, now tinged yellow and slightly moist. Instantly he pushes himself backwards over the ridge of the roof and presses himself flat to the building to avoid having the same thing happen to his head.

Without taking his eyes off the skyline he reaches into his ammo pouch and pulls out his scope. It might not have a gun attached to it anymore but at least it still functions. Very, very cautiously he moves himself up to the ridgeline of the roof and aims his scope in the direction of where he thinks the shot came from. He sees a familiar tinge of RED and ducks down instantly. Crap. The other Sniper would show up when he doesn't have a gun.*

[Video still recording] hasstandards November 19 2011, 00:55:42 UTC

[RED adjusts himself on the limb to give BLU a wave, his face a little more visible now. He laughs again after a second of watching the other Sniper duck behind the ridge.

Another moment passes, then another; RED maintains his watch through the scope, though his smile fades as the man fails to reappear. He mumbles to himself:]

Any time now, you can get your gun. I'll wait.

[video right back at ya] bye_to_yer_head November 19 2011, 01:02:14 UTC

*Well BLU here has a problem. The way he gets onto the roof is by climbing through the bedroom window which is on the front of the townhouse he lives in. Which just so happens to be the side that's facing RED. Also the backside of the roof that he's on now doesn't have as steep of an incline which means that it's farther for him to jump down. He's not sure if he could jump off a second story roof without injuring himself.

Great, he's trapped on his own roof by a man with infinite patience just waiting to shoot him off of it.

Just then he hears some muffled sounds coming from his comm, he pulls it out without looking at it, still keeping his eye on the roofline, fully expecting it to be Pyro telling him she made corndogs or wondering if he wants to come see some stupid trick her disgusting pet slug can do. Then he looks down at the screen and groans audibly.*

Bloody 'ell..

[video, i.e. WHAT WITCHCRAFT IS THIS] hasstandards November 19 2011, 01:15:05 UTC

[RED looks to his device, his apprehension apparent. He's pretty sure that was the voice of the other Sniper coming through it that time rather than some music or a talking raccoon. He looks through his scope one more time to make sure BLU hasn't moved before grabbing the communicator, bringing it before him.

Oh look, he was right. Now how had that sheila in the dress told him to use this thing, again? Maybe he'll just give talking to it a try, like a camera.]

Fancy meetin' you here. You gonna take all day, or did you miss enough shots already that you're out of bullets?

[video] bye_to_yer_head November 19 2011, 01:19:09 UTC

*The glare on BLU's face is so intense it's a miracle the communicator doesn't just shut down from the ferocity.*

Jus' my luck you'd show up.

*He glances back to the roofline then back to the comm. It hurts every fibre of his being to admit this, but he manages to keep that off his face.

Well for everyone but other people who read line face.*

You think if I 'ad my gun you'd still be sittin' in that tree?

[video] hasstandards November 19 2011, 01:25:14 UTC

[Though as one gunman to another he can see BLU isn't bluffing, RED's disbelief is tangible.]

With as slow a shot as you BLU blokes are, yes.

[He pauses, going from the scope back to the communicator.]

This ain't gonna be much of a challenge if you're not even trying. Maybe if you ask nicely, I'll let ya go get it. Just this once.

[video] bye_to_yer_head November 19 2011, 01:29:05 UTC

We ain't neither. You jus' spend so much time in respawn you don't get to see any 'f us in action.

*He snorts at RED's suggestion that he should beg for his life. His face contorts into disgust for a moment and then back to stoneface glare.*

Not a chance.

*Of course that means he's trapped on the roof. And he can't get his hat or the pieces of the Machina that are on the other side.*

[video] hasstandards November 19 2011, 01:57:52 UTC

So says the man who gets caught without his gun. A real professional, I'm sure.

[RED goes back to the scope. Or does he have his gun? He scans the roof, catching sight of the pieces of the rifle. Looks like it's one of those fancy numbers with the tracer rounds. Or it was, at any rate.

An indistinct noise escapes him as he grimaces- slightly, but the expression is apparent enough to those who can read those lineface types. Not that he's going to admit sympathy or anything.]

Right. We'll just wait here, then. Ya might still change your mind.

[video] bye_to_yer_head November 19 2011, 02:02:00 UTC

*There's a very strained choked sound that escapes BLU as he looks anywhere that isn't at the camera.*

I 'ave it.. it's just not.. In workin' order.

*And it's not about to be in working order anytime soon. When he glances back at the screen he can tell instantly that RED sees what he's talking about. This is almost worse than being shot by the guy. He feels exposed.*

I'm not gonna change my mind. I got all day t' stay up here.

[video] hasstandards November 19 2011, 02:07:41 UTC

I can see it's not in workin' order, mate.

[His voice has about as much sympathy as it gets, which honestly isn't much. He has both hands on the gun again as the device is leaned on his arm.

He gives a curious glance to the screen.]

What'd you do to it?

[video] bye_to_yer_head November 19 2011, 02:16:18 UTC

I didn't do anythin' to.....

*He grunts in frustration and glares at the other Sniper.*

It fell. From a couple hundred feet up onto concrete. I'm tryin' t' put 'er back together an' then some bloody piker interrupted me.

[video] hasstandards November 19 2011, 02:18:51 UTC

Right. Just slipped outta your fingers, I suppose. You sure you ought to have a gun that nice if ya can't take care of it?

[video] bye_to_yer_head November 19 2011, 02:31:03 UTC

*What RED is saying is closer to the truth than BLU will ever admit.*

Loike you'd know anythin' about a precision instrument loike that.

*He leans back against the roof and tries to get comfy, he's gonna be up there a while.*

[video] hasstandards November 19 2011, 02:33:00 UTC

Apparently more than you, considerin' my rifle is still in one piece.

[He gets comfy on the branch, as well- well, as comfy as one can get in such a position. Time for the waiting game.]

[video] bye_to_yer_head November 19 2011, 02:38:50 UTC

You jus' got here. That dart gun ain't gonna last long. S'not that durable to begin with.

*He tucks the comm into his vest pocket. He can still hear RED and RED can hear him, but at least he doesn't have to look at the other Sniper anymore. And BLU's pretty sure he probably looks as devastated about his gun as he feels.*

You probably couldn't hit me with it anyway. I'd 'ave a better chance peggin' you with the pieces of my gun than you actually hittin' me.

[video] hasstandards November 19 2011, 02:41:32 UTC

[RED snorts stubbornly. It's not his standard rifle, but his Sydney Sleeper is just fine, thank you.]

Maybe we oughtta test that theory. How's about you run for what's left of your gun, I fire, and we see who drops dead first.

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